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====Exhaust====
====Exhaust====


Removing the stock exhaust and replacing it with a [http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Muzzy_Exhaust Muzzy system] will save you some weight:
Removing the stock exhaust and replacing it with a [http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Muzzy_Exhaust Muzzy system] will save you some weight. The stock system (as removed from a 2005) weighs about 18.75 lbs.  A used Muzzy (which may be missing some packing, and is therefore probably a bit lighter than a new system) weighs 7.25 lbs.  This is a savings of 11.5 lbs.


 
Naturally, swapping in a Muzzy will require [[I want to improve my carburetor jetting|rejetting]].  The stock jetting is almost too lean to start with.
The stock system (as removed from a 2005) weighs about 18.75 lbs.  A used Muzzy (which may be missing some packing, and is therefore probably a bit lighter than a new system) weighs 7.25 lbs.  This is a savings of 11.5 lbs.
 
Naturally, swapping in a Muzzy will require rejetting.  The stock jetting is almost too lean to start with.


====Bodywork====
====Bodywork====